4 injured after speeding car crashed into a power pole, causing that pole to break in Gresham, Oregon

Crash at NE 183rd and Halsey Street in Gresham - Photo from KATU photojournalist Ric Peavyhouse

Downed power lines land on semi truck in Gresham crash
By KATU.com Staff Tuesday, July 5th 2016
 
GRESHAM, Ore. — Downed power lines trapped a semi driver inside the cab of a truck early Tuesday morning after a crash on Northeast 183rd Avenue, Gresham Police said.

The crash happened just before 3 a.m. at the intersection of Northeast 183rd and Halsey Street.

According to Gresham Police, a driver was speeding west on Halsey Street when the person lost control of the car and crossed four lanes of traffic, narrowly missing an eastbound semi truck. The car crashed into a power pole, causing that pole to break.

The driver had three passengers in the car; police said all four of them were taken to the hospital. Three of them suffered non-life threatening injuries while one person sustained serious injuries.

The power pole fell on top of the semi truck and trapped the driver inside. Crews managed to free him by around 6:15 a.m.

Charges are pending against the driver of the Honda, 24-year-old Benjamin Crawford of Gresham. He was briefly hospitalized, and is not in police custody.

Officials expect the intersection to remain closed until around 2 p.m. while crews work to repair the damaged power lines.
Anyone who witnessed this crash is asked to contact the Gresham Police department at 503-618-2320.

Woman died after crashing a stolen truck into a Virginia Beach bank

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A pick-up truck slammed into a Virginia Beach bank -- killing a woman.
Staff , WVEC 12:45 PM. EST July 05, 2016




VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- Authorities have identified the woman who died in an early Tuesday morning crash into a Virginia Beach bank.

Investigators learned that 33-year-old Misty Dawn Luce crashed into the Bank @lantec on S. Independence Blvd. near Edwin Dr. shortly after 2 a.m.

Police say Luce was driving a stolen Dodge Ram pickup truck.

Investigators determined the truck was traveling eastbound on Independence Blvd., when it veered off the road.

The truck then traveled between two poles, up an embankment and launched nearly 50 feet in the air, then struck a parked vehicle.

The truck then rolled onto the vehicle's roof, flipped over and slammed into the bank.

Medics rushed Luce to the hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries.

No other details have been released at this time, including if alcohol played a factor.

Stay with 13News Now for more updates on this story.

OSHA investigation finds two Lakemoor Dental locations failed to protect employees from risks of bloodborne pathogens in IL

July 5, 2016
 

OSHA investigation finds two Lakemoor Dental locations
failed to protect employees from risks of bloodborne pathogens in IL

Employer name: Lakemoor Dental P.C., Lakemoor, Illinois
Lakemoor Dental of Hainesville, Hainesville, Illinois
Citations issued: June 27, 2016

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 11 serious violations and four other-than-serious violations to Lakemoor Dental P.C. after conducting inspections at the company’s Lakemoor and Hainesville, Illinois, offices.

The April 2016 inspections were opened after OSHA received a complaint alleging violations of OSHA’s bloodborne pathogen exposure standards. The agency’s investigators found a worker suffered a sharps injury at the Hainesville location on March 9, 2016.
The agency’s Chicago North area office found the employer:

• Did not establish bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan and hazard communication programs at either location.
• Failed to require the use of appropriate gloves and personal protective equipment.
• Did not provide medical evaluation and follow-up to employees after an exposure incident.
• Failed to make Hepatitis B vaccination series available to employees.
• Did not train workers about chemical and bloodborne pathogen hazards and precautions.

Quote: “OSHA has specific guidelines to protect healthcare workers in the medical and dental offices who may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing patient care,” said Angeline Loftus, OSHA’s area director for its Chicago North office in Des Plaines. “Dental offices like Lakemoor have a responsibility to ensure patients and staff are protected from injury and illness during procedures.”

Proposed Penalties: A total of $53,900: $29,400 for the Hainesville location and $24,500 for Lakemoor.

View Citations for Hainesville and Lakemoor. 

To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA’s toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency’s Chicago North Area Office at 847-803-8400.

Brazilian scientists have detected a drug-resistant bacteria growing off the shores of some of Rio de Janeiro's most stunning beaches

'Super bacteria' discovered in Rio's waters as Olympics near





The "super bacteria" has been found near where sailors will compete and in popular tourist destinations. (KTRK)





Tuesday, July 05, 2016 07:43AM
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (KTRK) -- A group of Brazilian scientists have detected a drug-resistant bacteria growing off the shores of some of Rio de Janeiro's most stunning beaches, one month before they're due to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

According to lead researcher Renata Picao, the "super bacteria" entered the city's waterways when sewage coming from local hospitals got channeled into the bay.

Researchers at the Rio Federal University tested the city's beaches for a year, and discovered high levels of the dreaded superbug drug-resistant bacteria that have been turning up in hospitals.

"We have been looking for 'super bacteria' in coastal waters during a one year period in five beaches," said Picao. "We found that the threats occur in coastal waters in a variety of concentrations and that they are strongly associated with pollution."

The news comes as Rio prepares to host hundreds of thousands of athletes and tourists during next month's 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Among the beaches flagged were Flamengo and Botafogo, which border the bay where Olympic sailors are scheduled to compete.

"It's a nice sailing area but every time you get some water in your face, it feels like there's some alien enemy entering your face," German Paralympic sailor Heiko Kroger said during a recent visit to Rio. "I keep my nose and my lips closed."

Kroger believes the super bacteria may have caused a severe skin infection in one of his teammates during recent training.

Authorities say athletes and visitors will be safe and the sailing arena has internationally acceptable levels of bacteria.

According to Rio's Water Utility, half of the homes in Rio state are now connected to the sewage system which is up from 11 percent.

"Of course, the waste water treatment plants are not prepared for super bacteria, because it's brand new," said Edes de Oliveira, director of CEDAE water utility.

Water Utility says it will look into it further, but scientists say the super-bug is also washing up on some of Rio's most touristy beaches, which are already deemed too polluted to swim in by authorities a third of the year.

24 units of an apartment complex in Humble, TX were damaged during a four-alarm fire.

Sky Eye captured flames at the complex along Highway 59 at Rankin.





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HUMBLE, TX (KTRK) -- Two dozen units of an apartment complex in Humble were damaged during a four-alarm fire.








SkyEye images of massive apartment fire in Humble

It happened the Deerbrook Forest Apartments along Highway 59 near Rankin Road. At this point, we don't know the cause of the fire, which crews say was difficult to fight because of high wind.



Twenty-four units in all had fire and water damage.

We spoke with a resident, who knocked on more than two dozen doors to alert neighbors to get out. Fortunately, there were no injuries.



The fire was out in about 45 minutes. Crews continue to work on flare-ups.